I too decided to visit Hog Island today, but didn't arrive until 10am. I
left around 2pm and still wish I could have stayed much longer. I'm still
learning to ID the warblers--it seemed like every one I got my scope on was
a yellow-rump, but I did see a few others. Highlights were all the
swallows, brown-headed nuthatches, bobwhite, and a red-headed woodpecker. A
surprise was a group of 35 Ruddy ducks. Here's the species list:
Bald Eagle - everywhere! The first thing I saw upon entering was 5
juveniles flying together
Osprey
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin
Hooded Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Pine Warbler
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Wood Pewee
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Orchard Oriole
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Eastern Bluebird
Blue-Grosbeak
American Robin
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Chickadee
Carolina Wren
Red-winged Blackbird
Cardinal
Mockingbird
Catbird
Mourning Dove
American Crow
Fish Crow
Downy WP
Red-headed WP
Canada Goose
Ruddy Duck
Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Kingfisher
DC Cormorant
Bobwhite
Rachel Echols
Chester, VA
